Blind hinge used for furniture

ABSTRACT

A blind hinge used for furniture, comprising a movable cup seat provided on the furniture door body, a regulating base provided on the main body of furniture, a rotary arm connected between the movable cup seat and the regulating base as well as an elastic element designed to generate start-stop acting force on the movable cup seat at least, characterized in that, the front of the rotary arm is designed as similar “ ”-shaped structure, the small end arm lever is hinged with the movable cup seat through pin shaft and forms an arc-shaped surface connected with the elastic element; The big end top surface is a plane; a bending part which is bent downwards on the rear end of the rotary arm is connected with the regulating base.

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RELATED APPLICATION INFORMATION

This patent claims the benefit of priority to Chinese Patent ApplicationNo. 201320326630.0, filed Jun. 7, 2013, of which full contents areincorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND

1. Field

The present utility model relates to a blind hinge used for furniture.

2. Description of the Related Art

On May 17, 2006, Chinese patent(patent number: CN2780937Y) disclosed ablind hinge for furniture door which can make regulation inthree-dimensional direction, comprising a movable base which can befixed on the door body, an adjustable base which can be fixed on thedoor frame and a rotary arm which is connected between the movable baseand the adjustable base, wherein the adjustable base comprises a baseplate which can be fixed on the door frame, a middle plate which isdesigned to slide up and down on the base plate and a upper regulatingplate which is designed to slide forward or backward on the middleplate, that is to say, the base on the door frame is designed asthree-layer plate structure; The plates are formed through alloy castingand then riveted with the lower-layer regulating plate throughre-extrusion. Although the production process of this utility model issimple, this process brings hidden troubles to the quality of hinge.After the alloy casting has undergone re-extrusion, there are changes inthe internal structure of such material, such as loose and cracking.Therefore, it is difficult to guarantee the reliability of rivetingbetween the alloy casting and the upper-layer regulating plate, so thonthe hinge does not have high strength and the door sheet may easilydrop. In addition, this utility model has such deficiencies as shortservice life, complicated structure and high production cost. Therefore,it is necessary to make further improvement.

DESCRIPTION OF UTILITY MODEL

It is the technical objective of the present utility model to provide ablind hinge for furniture featured by simple and reasonable structure,reliable performance, simple manufacturing process, low production cost,high structural strength, long service life, esthetic appearance andgood practicability, so as to overcome the deficiencies in the priorart.

A blind hinge used for furniture which is designed according to thistechnical objective, comprising a movable cup seat (1) provided on thefurniture door body, a regulating base provide on the main body offurniture, an regulating base provided on the main body of furniture, arotary arm connected between the movable cup seat and the regulatingbase as well as an elastic element designed to generate start-stopacting force on the movable cup seat at least, characterized in that,the front of the rotary arm is designed as similar “

”-shaped structure, the small end arm lever is hinged with the movablecup seat through pin shaft and forms an arc-shaped surface connectedwith the elastic element; The big end top surface is a plane; a bendingpart which is bent downwards on the rear end of the rotary arm isconnected with the regulating base.

The elastic element is a torsion spring, wherein two torsion springs arerespectively mounted on the notches on both sides at the bottom of themovable cup seat; The torsion spring at least comprises a firstsupporting leg with one end extending into the cup body of the movablecup seat and being connected with it as well as a second supporting legwith another end being extended into the cup body of movable cup seatand being connected with the arc-shaped surface, wherein the free end ofthe first supporting leg is bent, and its end surface is connected withthe bottom wall of the movable cup seat.

The regulating base is a movable plate, wherein the rotary arm isconnected with the movable plate through a regulating screw and aneccentric regulating rivet, so as to realize the two-dimensionalregulation of the furniture door body.

A open slot is provided on the front end of the movable plate, a firstregulating hole is provided on the rotary arm corresponding to the openslot, and both the open slot and the first regulating hole are incoordinated connection through the regulating screw (6); a hole isprovided on the moveable plate, a second regulating hole is provided onthe bending part of the rotary arm corresponding to the hole , and boththe hole and the second regulating hole are in coordinated connectionthrough the eccentric regulating rivet.

Both sides of the rotary arm are bent downwards to form a slot which isin limiting connection with the movable plate, a boss is provided on themovable plate and is in coordinated connection with the rotary arm (2),and at least two corners of movable plate are bent downwards to form aclaw.

The regulating base is composed of a movable plate and a base plate,wherein the movable plate 3 is positioned between the base plate 4 andthe rotary arm , the rotary arm is connected with the movable platethrough the regulating screw and the eccentric regulating rivet, themovable plate is connected with the base plate through another eccentricregulating rivet, so as to realize the three-dimensional regulation offurniture door body.

A open slot is provided on the front end of the movable plate, a firstregulating hole is provided to the rotary arm corresponding to the openslot, and both the open slot and the first regulating hole are incoordinated connection through the regulating screw (6); an another holeis also provided on the moveable plate, a matching hole is provided onthe base plate corresponding to the hole, and both the hole and thematching hole are in coordinated connection through eccentric regulatingrivet.

One regulating screw and two eccentric regulating rivets are intriple-lapped arrangement.

Both sides of the rotary arm are bent downwards to form a slot which isin limiting connection with the movable plate, a boss is provided on themovable plate (3) and is in coordinated connection with the rotary arm;the outside of the base plate is bent towards the direction of movableplate and forms a guide slot, the movable plate is slideably provided onthe guide slot, and at least two corners of the base plate are bentdownwards to form a blocking part.Both the rotary arm and the regulating base are molded by integratedstamping and bending of metal.

Through the improvement of the said structure, the bending part is bentdownwards on the rear end of the rotary arm and is connected with theregulating base, so thon the structure between the rotary arm and theregulating base has even higher firmness, and both the structuralstrength and service life of the blind hinge used for furniture areimproved; In addition, the elastic element is directly set on the notchof the movable cup seat without need for any component, so thon themanufacturing process is further simplified and the production cost isreduced. Furthermore, the present utility model is featured by simpleand reasonable structure, reliable performance, high structuralstrength, esthetic appearance and practical application.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is the breakdown structure diagram of an embodiment of thepresent utility model.

FIG. 2 is the structure diagram of an embodiment of the present utilitymodel.

FIG. 3 is the structure diagram of the rotary arm.

FIG. 4 is the connection structure diagram of the movable cup seat andthe elastic element.

FIG. 5 is the breakdown structure diagram of another embodiment of thepresent utility model.

FIG. 6 is the structure diagram of another embodiment of the presentutility model.

FIG. 7 is the structure diagram of the rotary arm of another embodimentof the present utility model.

FIG. 8 is the breakdown structure diagram of the third embodiment of thepresent utility model.

FIG. 9 is the structure diagram of the third embodiment of the presentutility model.

FIG. 10 is the structure diagram of the rotary arm of the thirdembodiment of the present utility model.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Further detailed description of the present utility model is providedwith reference to specific embodiments in combination with attacheddrawings.

The First Embodiment

With reference to FIGS. 1-4, a blind hinge for furniture, comprising amovable cup seat 1 provided on the furniture door body, a regulatingbase provided on the main body of furniture, an regulating base providedon the main body of furniture, a rotary arm 2 connected between themovable cup seat 1 and the regulating base as well as an elastic elementdesigned to generate start-stop acting force on the movable cup seat 1at least, characterized in that, the front of the rotary arm 2 isdesigned as similar “

”- shaped structure, the small end arm lever is hinged with the movablecup seat through pin shaft and forms an arc-shaped surface connectedwith the elastic element; the big end top surface is designed as aplane, so as to ensure the smoothness for its combination with furnitureand improve the aesthetic effect of hinge; a bending part 2.2 which isbent downwards on the rear end of the rotary arm is connected with theregulating base.

The elastic element is a torsion spring 5, wherein two torsion springs 5are directly inserted on the notches 1.1 on both sides at the bottom ofthe movable cup seat 1, without need for any component; The torsionspring 5 at least comprises a first supporting leg with one endextending into the cup body of the movable cup seat 1 and beingconnected with it as well as a second supporting leg with another endbeing extended into the cup body of movable cup seat 1 and beingconnected with the arc-shaped surface 2.1, wherein the free end of thefirst supporting leg 5.1 is bent until and its end surface is connectedwith the bottom wall of the movable cup seat 1.

In the said structure, the regulating base is a movable plate 3, therotary arm 3 is connected with the movable plate 3 through a regulatingscrew 6 and an eccentric regulating rivet 7, so as to realize thetwo-dimensional regulation of furniture door body. Specifically, a openslot 3.1 is provided on the front end of the movable plate 3, a firstregulating hole 2.3 is provided on the rotary arm 2 corresponding to theopen slot 3.1, and both the open slot 3.1 and the first regulating hole2.3 are in coordinated connection through regulating screw 6; a hole 3.2is provided on the movable plate 3, a second regulating hole 2.4 isprovided on the bending part 2.2 of rotary arm 2 corresponding to thehole 3.2, and both the hole 3.2 and the second regulating hole 2.4 arein coordinated connection through the eccentric regulating rivet 7.

In order thon the connection and regulation between the rotary arm 2 andthe movable plate 3 are more reasonable, both sides of the rotary arm 2are bent downwards to form a slot 2.5 which is in limiting connectionwith the movable plate 3, a boss 3.3 is provided on the movable plate 3and is in coordinated connection with the rotary arm 2, wherein the boss3.3 is a bump, and four bumps are respectively provided on the upper andlower ends on the left and right sides of the movable plate 3, and thefour corners of the movable plate are bent downwards to form a claw 3.4,which is embedded in the main body frame of furniture to realize thepositioning of the movable plate 3.

Both the rotary arm 2 and the movable plate 3 are molded by integratedstamping and bending of metal.

The Second Embodiment

With reference to FIGS. 5-7, the present blind hinge used for furniturediffers from the first embodiment in the following aspects: Theregulating base is composed of a movable plate 3′ and a base plate 4,wherein the movable plate 3′ is located between the base plate 4 and therotary arm 2, the rotary arm 2 is connected with the movable plate 3′through the regulating screw 6 and the eccentric regulating rivet 7, themovable plate 3′ is connected with the base plate 4 through anothereccentric regulating rivet 8, so as to realize the three-dimensionalregulation of furniture door body.

Specifically, a open slot 3.1′ is provided on the front end of themovable plate 3′, a first regulating hole 2.3 is provided on the rotaryarm 2 corresponding to the open slot 3.1′, both the open slot 3.1′ andthe first regulating hole 2.3 are in coordinated connection throughregulating screw 6; a hole 3.2′ is provided on the moveable plate(3), asecond regulating hole 2.4 is provided on the bending part 2.2 of therotary arm 2 corresponding to the hole 3.2′, and both the hole 3.2′ andthe second regulating hole 2.4 are in coordinated connection through theeccentric regulating rivet (7). Another hole 3.5′ is also provided onthe movable plate 3′, a matching hole 4.1 is provided on the base plate4 corresponding to the hole 3.5, and both the hole 3.5′ and the matchinghole 4.1 are in coordinated connection through the eccentric regulatingrivet 8; one regulating screw 6 and two eccentric adjusting rivet 7,8are in triple-lapped arrangement.

In order that more reasonable connection and regulation among the rotaryarm 2, the movable plate 3′ and the base plate 4 can be realized, bothsides of the rotary arm 2 are bent downwards to form a slot 2.5 which isin limiting connection with the movable plate 3′; A boss 3.3′ isprovided on the movable plate 3′ and is in coordinated connection withthe rotary 2; In fact, the boss 3.3′ is the bending strip formed bybending the left and right sides of the movable plate 3′ towards thedirection of the rotary arm 2; the upper and lower sides of the baseplate 4 are bent towards the direction of the movable plate 3′ and forma guide slot 4.2, wherein the movable plate 3′ is slideably provided onthe guide slot 4.2; four corners of the base plate 4 are also bentdownwards to form a blocking part 4.3, which is embedded into the mainbody frame of furniture to realize the positioning of the base plate 4.

The rotary arm 2, the movable plate 3′ and the base plate 4 are moldedby integrated stamping and bending of metal.

The Third Embodiment

With reference to FIGS. 8-10, in the blind hinge used for furniture, theregulating base is composed of a movable plate 3′ and a base plate 4,wherein the movable plate 3′ is located between a base plate 4 and arotary arm 2, the rotary arm 2 is connected with the movable plate 3′through the regulating screw 6 and the eccentric regulating rivet 7; themovable plate 3′ is connected with the base plate 4 through anothereccentric regulating rivet 8, so as to realize the three-dimensionalregulation of furniture door body. The third embodiment differs from thesecond embodiment in that, the rear end of the rotary arm 2 is pressedand bent to form a slot, three sides of the rectangle boss 3.6 of themovable plate 3′ are separated from the bottom surface, and only oneside is remained and connected with the bottom surface, so thon the boss3.6 has elasticity and thus can be inclined with the bottom surface bydifferent angles under external force.

Specifically, a open slot 3.1′ is provided on the front end of themovable plate 3′, a first regulating hole 2.3 is provided on the rotaryarm 2 corresponding to the open slot 3.1′, and both the open slot 3.1′and the first regulating hole 2.3 are in coordinated connection throughthe regulating screw 6; a hole 3.2′ is provided on the moveable plate3′, a second regulating hole 2.4 is provided on the press bending part2.2 of the rotary arm 2 corresponding to the hole 3.2′, and both thehole 3.2′ and the second regulating hole 2.4 are in coordinatedconnection through the eccentric regulating rivet (7). Another hole 3.5′is also provided on the movable plate 3′, a matching hole 4.1 isprovided on the base plate 4 corresponding to the hole 3.5, and both thehole 3.5′ and the matching hole 4.1 are in coordinated connectionthrough the eccentric regulating rivet 8; one regulating screw 6 and twoeccentric adjusting rivet 7, 8 are in triple-lapped arrangement.

In order that more reasonable connection and regulation among the rotaryarm 2, the movable plate 3′ and the base plate 4 can be realized, bothsides of the rotary arm 2 are bent downwards to form a slot 2.5 which isin limiting connection with the movable plate 3′; A boss 3.3′ isprovided on the movable plate 3′ and is in coordinated connection withthe rotary 2; In fact, the boss 3.3′ is the bending strip formed bybending the left and right sides of the movable plate 3′ towards thedirection of the rotary arm 2; the upper and lower sides of the baseplate 4 are bent towards the direction of the movable plate 3′ and forma guide slot 4.2, wherein the movable plate 3′ is slideably provided onthe guide slot 4.2; four corners of the base plate 4 are also bentdownwards to form a blocking part 4.3, which is embedded into the mainbody frame of furniture to realize the positioning of the base plate 4.

The rotary arm 2, the movable plate 3′ and the base plate 4 are moldedby integrated stamping and bending of metal.

The other parts which are not described are the same as those of thefirst embodiment.

The preferred embodiments of the present utility model are describedabove. All the simple modifications or transformations made by thoseskilled in the art to these embodiments fall within the claims of thepresent utility model.

It is claimed:
 1. A blind hinge used for furniture, comprising a movablecup seat (1) provided on the furniture door body, a regulating base isprovided on the main body of furniture, an regulating base provided onthe main body of furniture, a rotary arm connected between the movablecup seat and the regulating base as well as an elastic element designedto generate start-stop acting force on the movable cup seat (1) atleast, characterized in that, the front of the rotary arm (2) isdesigned as similar “

”-shaped structure, the small end arm lever is hinged with the movablecup seat through pin shaft and forms an arc-shaped surface (2.1)connected with the elastic element; The big end top surface is a plane;a bending part (2.2) which is bent downwards on the rear end of therotary arm is connected with the regulating base.
 2. The blind hingeused for furniture of claim 1, characterized in that, the elasticelement is a torsion spring (5), wherein two torsion springs arerespectively mounted on the notches (1.1) on both sides at the bottom ofthe movable cup seat (1); The torsion spring (5) at least comprises afirst supporting leg (5.1) with one end extending into the cup body ofthe movable cup seat (1) and being connected with it as well as a secondsupporting leg (5.2) with another end being extended into the cup bodyof movable cup seat (1) and being connected with the arc-shaped surface(2.1), wherein the free end of the first supporting leg (5.1) is bent,and its end surface is connected with the bottom wall of the movable cupseat (1).
 3. The blind hinge used for furniture of claim 1,characterized in that, the regulating base is composed of a movableplate (3), wherein the rotary arm (2) is connected with the movableplate (3) through an regulating screw (6) and an eccentric regulatingrivet (7), so as to realize the two-dimensional regulation of furnituredoor body.
 4. The blind hinge used for furniture of claim 3,characterized in that, a open slot (3.1) is provided on the front end ofthe movable plate (3), a first regulating hole (2.3) is provided on therotary arm (2) corresponding to the open slot (3.1), both the open slot(3.1) and the first regulating hole (2.3) are in coordinated connectionthrough regulating screw (6); a hole (3.2) is provided on the moveableplate (3), a second regulating hole (2.4) is provided on the bendingpart (2.2) of the rotary arm (2) corresponding to the hole (3.2), andboth the hole (3.2) and the second regulating hole (2.4) are incoordinated connection through the eccentric regulating rivet (7). 5.The blind hinge used for furniture of claim 4, characterized in that,both sides of the rotary arm (2) are bent downwards to form a slot (2.5)which is in limiting connection with the movable plate (3), a boss (3.3)is provided on the movable plate (3) and is in coordinated connectionwith the rotary arm (2), at least two corners of movable plate (3) arebent downwards to form a claw (3.4).
 6. The blind hinge used forfurniture of claim 2, characterized in that, the regulating base iscomposed of a movable plate (3′) and a base plate(4), wherein themovable plate (3′) is positioned between the base plate (4) and therotary arm (2), the rotary arm (2) is connected with the movable plate(3′) through the regulating screw (6) and the eccentric regulatingrivet(7), and the movable plate (3′) is connected with the base plate(4)through another eccentric regulating rivet(8), so as to realize thethree-dimensional regulation to the furniture door body.
 7. The blindhinge used for furniture of claim 6, characterized in that, a open slot(3.1′) is provided on the front end of the movable plate (3′), a firstregulating hole (2.3) is provided on the rotary arm (2) corresponding tothe open slot (3.1′), and both the open slot (3.1′) and the firstregulating hole (2.3) are in coordinated connection through theregulating screw (6); a hole (3.2′) is provided on the movable plate(3′), a second regulating hole (2.4) is provided on the bending part(2.2) of the rotary arm (2.2) corresponding to the hole (3.2′), and boththe hole (3.2′) and the second regulating hole (2.4) are in coordinatedconnection through the eccentric regulating rivet (7), another hole(3.5′) is also provided on the movable plate (3′), and a matching hole(4.1) is provided on the base plate (4) corresponding to the hole(3.5′), both are in coordinated connection through the eccentricregulating rivet (8).
 8. The blind hinge used for furniture of claim 7,characterized in that, one regulating screw (6) and two eccentricregulating rivets (7,8) are in triple-lapped arrangement.
 9. The blindhinge used for furniture of claim 8, characterized in that, both sidesof the rotary arm (2) are bent downwards to form a slot (2.5) which isin limiting connection with the movable plate (3′); a boss (3.3′) isprovided on the movable plate (3′) and is in coordinated connection withthe rotary arm (2); the outside of the base plate (4) is bent towardsthe direction of the movable plate (3′) to form a guide slot, themovable plate (3′) is slideably provided on the guide slot (4.2), and attwo corners of the base plate (4) are bent downwards to form a blockingpart (4.3).
 10. The blind hinge used for furniture disclosed in claim 1,characterized in that, both the rotary arm (2) and the regulating baseare molded by integrated stamping and bending of metal.
 11. The blindhinge used for furniture disclosed in claim 2, characterized in that,both the rotary arm (2) and the regulating base are molded by integratedstamping and bending of metal.
 12. The blind hinge used for furnituredisclosed in claim 3, characterized in that, both the rotary arm (2) andthe regulating base are molded by integrated stamping and bending ofmetal.
 13. The blind hinge used for furniture disclosed in claim 4,characterized in that, both the rotary arm (2) and the regulating baseare molded by integrated stamping and bending of metal.
 14. The blindhinge used for furniture disclosed in claim 5, characterized in that,both the rotary arm (2) and the regulating base are molded by integratedstamping and bending of metal.
 15. The blind hinge used for furnituredisclosed in claim 6, characterized in that, both the rotary arm (2) andthe regulating base are molded by integrated stamping and bending ofmetal.
 16. The blind hinge used for furniture disclosed in claim 7,characterized in that, both the rotary arm (2) and the regulating baseare molded by integrated stamping and bending of metal.
 17. The blindhinge used for furniture disclosed in claim 8, characterized in that,both the rotary arm (2) and the regulating base are molded by integratedstamping and bending of metal.
 18. The blind hinge used for furnituredisclosed in claim 9, characterized in that, both the rotary arm (2) andthe regulating base are molded by integrated stamping and bending ofmetal.